Where does “revtík” come from?
revtík (Faroese) comes from Faroese tík, from Old Norse tík, from Proto-Germanic *tīkō, from Proto-Indo-European dewk- — to pull, to draw; to lead.
revtík (Faroese): vixen
Ancestry of “revtík”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Faroese | tík | a bitch, a female dog |
| 2 | Old Norse | tík | bitch |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *tīkō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |